Tuesday, the hostage/volunteer shtick emerged

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has coined a phrase that he has publicly used at least twice regarding players who no longer wanted to play in Pittsburgh.鈥淲e can鈥檛 do this with hostages Womens James Conner Jersey , man. We need volunteers,” Tomlin said in the most recent iteration of a saying he used in early November 2018 regarding the then-lingering holdout of running back Le'Veon Bell.in connection with the departure of Bell via free agent and receiver Antonio Brown via trade.It’s catchy, that’s for sure. But it has two huge flaws of logic.First T. J. Watt Jersey White , as an executive with another team pointed out almost immediately after Tomlin used the hostages/volunteers line on Tuesday, does this mean the Steelers will no longer be drafting players? While NFL rookies are treated much better than hostages, they definitely aren’t volunteers. They don’t get to choose where the play, and their choices consist of playing for the team that drafted them or sit the year out.Second Terrell Edmunds Jersey White , literal application of Tomlin’s comments means that any player under contract to the Steelers can escape his obligations merely by making it clear that he no longer is willing to volunteer. Which would mean that the Steelers did indeed set a dangerous precedent when giving Brown what he so clearly wanted.The reality is that the Steelers won’t stop drafting rookies and they won’t start cutting veterans who no longer want to play for the team. Which makes Tomlin’s new catchphrase meaningless. Which means he probably needs a new catchphrase.Steelers open as 3-point favorites over Ravens in Week 4 The Pittsburgh Steelers’ first victory of the season was far from impressive, but it would appear this was just about good enough to convince the Las Vegas oddsmakers that Pittsburgh should be favorites when they take on the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. Playing in back-to-back prime-time games, the Steelers have been made marginal favorites for their clash with their most hated rivals by a spread of three points.While it’s traditionally been believed that playing at home is always worth 2.5 points against the spread, this isn’t really how the bookmakers see it. But it would be fair to say that Pittsburgh is barely favored at home by Las Vegas. With two relatively-convincing wins to their credit so far in 2018 Womens JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , the Ravens represent a significant challenge in Week 4, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see this opening line fall somewhat as it gets closer to game day.An initial Over/Under of 48.5 points reflects the Steelers’ inability to stop anyone from scoring just as much as it relates to their abilities on offense. Once traditionally low-scoring encounters, games between these two AFC North rivals have seen a lot of points more recently, with two of their last three games easily exceeding this opening totals position. For moneyline backers Womens T. J. Watt Jersey , an opening price of +153 to -167 offered reasonable value for Pittsburgh and the early action has already moved this line to a best price of -175 at the time of writing. The Steelers currently hold a 27-21 advantage over Baltimore dating back to 1996, including four playoff games, and they’ve won their last three in a row over the Ravens.Updated Super Bowl odds.